Quality Accreditation · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£145,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to United Kingdom Accreditation Service

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Marine Directorate wish to seek accreditation of their scientific procedures to ensure appropriate quality assurance is in place for effectively carrying out these tasks.

CPV: System quality assurance assessment and review services · System quality assurance planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen and Freshwater Laboratory, Pitlochry.

72224200 System quality assurance planning services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 May 2026, 08:56 BST
Last source update: 5 May 2026, 08:56 BST
Authority reference: NCA/26
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-040793
Classification (CPV): System quality assurance assessment and review servicesSystem quality assurance planning services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0690d2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: UKAS are the sole appointed body to provide accreditation within UK; appointed by the UK Government. Therefore they are a sole supplier of this service.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:831005)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £145,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
United Kingdom Accreditation Service	£145,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 040793-2026-CASE/693111-1 · United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£145,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Marine Directorate, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 9DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

United Kingdom Accreditation ServiceAwarded supplier 2 Pine Trees, Chertsey Lane, Staines, South East, TW18 3HRContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.